How to Name ANY Chord on Piano (Triads, 7ths & Extensions)
Learn to name all chords — triads, sevenths and extensions — based on their scale degrees, and master the use of Roman numerals. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music shows you how to transpose any chord progression by analysing its intervals relative to the root of the scale. While the lesson focuses on major and harmonic minor scales, this concept can be applied to virtually any chord you want to generalise — so you can name and move chords confidently in any key. It's a foundational music-theory skill that makes the whole fretboard of harmony make sense. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 00:00 - Performance 00:43 - Introduction 02:20 - Transposition 03:24 - Roman Numeral Analysis for Triads 04:50 - Scale & Chord Degrees 05:17 - Building the Chords of D Major Scale 06:39 - I - V - vi - IV Chord Progression 07:16 - How to Transpose the 4 Chord Progression 07:51 - vi - ii - V - I 08:35 - Using Seventh Chords 10:00 - V7b9 10:56 - VIb Major 11:55 - The Harmonic Minor 14:40 - Working out a VIb Major 7th Chord 16:16 - Naming the Chords for our Intro Music Progression 20:18 - Preparing for the Real World ============================= 📹 Our Video Courses (Everything for Life Bundle) ➡️ https://learn-music.nathanielschool.com/ 🎹 Piano Courses & Private Lessons ➡️ https://piano.nathanielschool.com ============================= ▶️ Related Lessons & Playlists 🎵 Music Theory lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/PianoTheory 🎹 All our lessons on Chord Inversions (Playlist) ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT9ygtrGwGFmfyvMyGWH52EC 👂 Ear Training lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/EarTraining ============================= 🎓 Learn Music with Nathaniel School of Music & Jason Zac ➡️ https://nathanielschool.com 📚 All our YouTube lessons (1000+) by skill level, topic & genre ➡️ https://learning-portal.nathanielschool.com ============================= 💰 Donate on PayPal ➡️ https://geni.us/DonatePayPal 📸 Instagram ➡️ https://instagram.com/jasonzac 📞 Call +91 98454 65411 · 💬 WhatsApp chat +91 77604 56847 📧 Customised & Private Classes ➡️ music@nathanielschool.com 🎧 Listen to Jason Zac Music ➡️ https://riffs.jasonzacmusic.com/ #ChordNames #ChordTheory #MusicTheory
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